Glossary of The Protocol Advantage Diplomatic Terms Functioning in today's global environment requires an ability to deal with people of diverse backgrounds and customs. Having a working knowledge of different traditions and sensitivity to cross‐cultural distinctions can be critical to achieving success. The Protocol Advantage is a continuing series that provides executives and officials with the orientation they need to be informed and at ease when interacting and negotiating with international counterparts, here and abroad. www.ePROTOCOL.us [email protected] Glossary of Diplomatic Terms agrément the host government's acceptance of the nomination of an ambassador to the country ambassador-designate a diplomatic agent who has been designated by the President as his/her choice as personal representative but who has not yet been confirmed by the Senate and who has not taken the oath of office ambassador an official envoy or diplomatic agent of the highest rank accredited to a foreign government as the official resident representative of his own government; or an official appointed for a special, often temporary, diplomatic assignment Ambassador capitalized when referring to a specific person (i.e. Ambassador Smith) ambassador at large an ambassador whose portfolio addresses specific issues rather than one specific country ambassador extraordinaire and plenipotentiary a diplomatic agent who is the personal representative of the head of one state accredited to the head of another state attaché a civilian or military technical expert or specialist on/at the mission chancery the embassy office building chargé d'affaires a diplomatic agent accredited by letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs or Secretary of State of one country by his/her counterpart in lieu of a duly accredited ambassador Copyright © 1988 ‐ 2014 by the Protocol Resource and Operations Service. 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The Protocol Advantage is a continuing series that provides executives and officials with the orientation they need to be informed and at ease when interacting and negotiating with international counterparts, here and abroad. www.ePROTOCOL.us [email protected] chargé d'affaires ad interim also referred to as chargé; a subordinate diplomat who substitutes for an ambassador or minister in his/her absence chief of mission principal officer of an overseas mission, with the title of Ambassador, Minister, or Chargé d'Affaires consul a consular officer of high rank, often at the First Secretary level, within an embassy consul - general a consular officer of the highest rank; senior official at the consulate general consular agents individuals who perform limited consular functions in cities where there is no mission consulate a constituent or subordinate post; alsothe office of the consul and his/her staff consulate general a large constituent or subordinate post counselor a diplomatic title accorded to a head of a section in the embassy, such as "Counselor for Political Affairs" or "Political Counselor" demarche a request or intercession with a foreign official, e.g., a request for support of a policy or a protest about the host government's policy or actions deputy chief of mission (DCM) the second in command at an embassy who becomes the chargé d'affaires in the ambassador's absence diplomatic agent a generic term denoting a person who carries out regular diplomatic relations of the nation he/she represents in the nation to which he/she has been accredited Copyright © 1988 ‐ 2014 by the Protocol Resource and Operations Service. 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The Protocol Advantage is a continuing series that provides executives and officials with the orientation they need to be informed and at ease when interacting and negotiating with international counterparts, here and abroad. www.ePROTOCOL.us [email protected] diplomatic note a formal written means of communication among embassies diplomatic corps the collective heads of foreign diplomatic missions and their staff members diplomatic immunity exemption of foreign diplomatic agents or representatives from local jurisdiction diplomatic ranks Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ministers Plenipotentiary Ministers Chargé d'Affaires ad hoc or pro tempore Chargé d'Affaires ad interim Minister-Counselors Counselors (or Senior Secretaries in the absence of Counselors) Army, Naval and Air Attachés Civilian Attachés First Secretaries Second Secretaries Assistant Army, Naval and Air Attachés Civilian Assistant Attachés Third Secretaries and Assistant Attachés dual accreditation having two or more responsibilities, such as an ambassador who is simultaneously accredited to two nations embassy a diplomatic mission in the capital city of a foreign country headed by an ambassador exequatur written, official recognition of a consular officer issued by the government to which one is accredited interest section the office responsible for protecting the interests of the US, housed in a third country embassy, in a country with which the US has no formal diplomatic relations Copyright © 1988 ‐ 2014 by the Protocol Resource and Operations Service. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from the publisher. Glossary of The Protocol Advantage Diplomatic Terms Functioning in today's global environment requires an ability to deal with people of diverse backgrounds and customs. Having a working knowledge of different traditions and sensitivity to cross‐cultural distinctions can be critical to achieving success. The Protocol Advantage is a continuing series that provides executives and officials with the orientation they need to be informed and at ease when interacting and negotiating with international counterparts, here and abroad. www.ePROTOCOL.us [email protected] legation a diplomatic mission in a foreign country headed by a minister. The US has none at present, but a few other countries do mission a generic term for embassy. Mission also describes the entirety of official US representation in a given foreign country which functions under the supervision of the Ambassador, including civilian and military personnel (except US military reporting to a unified command and official US representation to a multilateral organization). passport the official document issued to a person by his/her government certifying citizenship and requesting foreign governments to grant the individual safe passage, lawful aid and protection while under that government's jurisdiction p.c. used in written social correspondence, "pour condoler" (to express sympathy) p.f. used in written social correspondence, "pour féliciter" (to extend congratulations) p.m. used in written social correspondence, "pour memoire" (to remind) p.p. used in written social correspondence, "pour présenter" (to introduce) p.p.c. used in written social correspondence, "pour prendre congé" (to say goodbye) p.r. used in written social correspondence, "pour remercier" (to express thanks) persona non grata an individual who is unacceptable to or unwelcome by the host government precedence - priority; the right to superior honor on a ceremonial or formal occasion; for ambassadors in a country, precedence is determined by the order in which they presented their credentials to the host government Copyright © 1988 ‐ 2014 by the Protocol Resource and Operations Service. 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The Protocol Advantage is a continuing series that provides executives and officials with the orientation they need to be informed and at ease when interacting and negotiating with international counterparts, here and abroad. www.ePROTOCOL.us [email protected] residence the home/living quarters of the ambassador secretary (third, second, first) diplomatic rank of officers posted overseas, in ascending order of seniority vice consul a junior ranking consular officer visa a seal or endorsement made on a passport by the proper officials of a country which entitles the bearer to apply for entry into another country at the port of admission Copyright © 1988 ‐ 2014 by the Protocol Resource and Operations Service. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from the publisher. .